Is Laramie a boy or girl name?

Laramie is a unisex name. Of the 3,005 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 60.3% were girls and 39.7% were boys. It changed hands in 2016, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Laramie

Recorded 1932–2025 · United States

Laramie was most popular in 2023, when 244 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,938 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,973, with 239 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,005 people named Laramie.

Laramie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laramie’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laramie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laramie is a unisex name — 60.3% of the 3,005 Americans given it were girls and 39.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 2016 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 83% girls and 17% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Laramie

Where Laramie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org